Director of Youth Soccer Coaching (Part Time, Saturday availability)

Director of Programming

Do you want long term control of your own schedule? Do you love teaching and coaching small children? Are you energetic and active and love sports? If yes to all of these, then apply, because we want you!

Title of Position: Director of Programming (Part-Time, with future potential for full time salary)

Reports to: Owner

Locations: McDonough, Covington, Conyers (must be able to work in all areas) Compensation: Based on experience ($23-27/hr)

Schedule: 4 days / week: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday evenings, and Saturdays. Currently about 20 hours / week.

Flexibility: Long term, this position will own scheduling and be able to dictate own personal schedule.

Objective of the Position: To execute the vision of Soccer Shots (We aim to provide a beloved growth experience for every child; a remarkable experience for every family) to enable the leadership team to successfully achieve seasonal and annual goals.

Summary of the Role:

The Director of Programming is a hungry, humble and smart leader worth following. You must have the heart of a coach FIRST, because that is where you will start - on the field coaching children. But you must also have a desire to act as a business leader - you will be expected to act as an owner and you will be rewarded for such initiative. You must be an adventurer with a passion to grow and multiply themselves. You must be a competitor, possessing grit, a scrappy demeanor, and a determined drive to hit audacious goals. This person has the ability to harmoniously integrate the major functions of the business, run the organization, and manage the day-to-day issues that arise. You are the glue that holds the people, processes, systems, priorities, and strategy of the company together. You must be able to hire and train and teach other strong coaches. You must be able to reliably drive yourself between McDonough, Conyers, and Covington. Hourly pay is provided for driving between sessions.

Skills we are looking for:

• Leadership experience
• Teaching experience
• Coaching experience
• Parenting experience of young children
• Moms and Dads who are looking for part-time work that would like to help grow a business
• People with a passion for the next generation
• Availability during the school day and many Saturdays (about 26 Saturdays per year - 9am to 3pm only)

Do Not Apply Unless:

• You have a bachelor's degree. (Education matters - we need educated people who want to pass on that education the next generation).
• You have a resume that you wrote yourself and highlights your aptitude, your drive, and your initiative. We are looking for a person who is a self starter and a problem solver.
• You can converse with parents, comfortably.
• You have experience teaching children (teachers are great; any coaching experience is great; soccer is not necessary - we'll teach you the program).
• You are extremely positive and energetic and playful with kids 2-8 years old. Particularly with 2 and 3 year olds.
• You have a strong parent voice and can command a room full of children and have a desire to coach and be a leader to children. Soccer experience is not required - we will teach you the program. But you must have leadership qualities and a loud voice.
• You see the glass as half full and derive joy from our work, and it shows. We tirelessly pursue our goal to have a team all rowing in the same direction and celebrate what our program provides a beloved growth experience for our kiddos and a life-changing experience for our team.
• You have a first in / last out mentality and see our primary role as humble leader worth following. We have an urgency to get things done. Our leaders should have a growth mindset and look for incremental improvements in everything we do. We uphold the legacy of the brand and live out the character words we teach respect, confidence, determination.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Coaching and Partnership Management
   • To start, you will be primarily coaching on the field with the kids. You will be spending time at schools and parks coaching our program to children. Time spent will be dependent on growth and your ability to delegate.
   • Conversing with school directors and parents. Must be personable with an ability to get to know strangers.
2. Sales
   • You will be asked to make sales trips with owner to land new schools
3. Running the day-to-day operation
   • Once proven, owner will give you full autonomy to run this business as you see fit!! But you must prove it!
   • Accountable for the profit and loss of the company and the development and execution of the business plan
   • Leads, manages, and holds the leadership team accountable for achieving agreed-upon commitments
   • Removes obstacles so that people can effectively execute their responsibilities
4. The steady force
   • Ensures organizational clarity by maintaining open communication across the organization
   • Makes decisions and assists in issue resolution; serves as the tie-breaker within the leadership team
   • Maintains organizational priorities guided by the Visionary and ensures that everyone is aligned on those priorities and working in a manner consistent with our core values
   • Harmoniously integrates the functions of the business, blending friction into greater energy for the company as a whole
5. The voice of reason
   • Filter the ideas of the Visionary to eliminate barriers, hurdles, and stumbling blocks for the leadership team

Essential Qualifications:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Significant problem solving and conflict management skills
• Strategic thinking skills
• Tangible experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Leadership experience
• Business plan and/or budget development and maintenance
• Microsoft computer application competence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with sports
• Coaching experience

Core Values:

• Joyful Experience
• Humble Leadership
• Gritty Excellence
• Honorable Impact